“It’s a club I have admired from afar for many years – there are fantastic facilities at Bodymoor Heath, Villa Park is one of the finest stadiums in the country and there’s a good group of players here, with an experienced and successful manager in Steve Bruce.

“I can’t wait to get started now and look to help the squad achieve something special this season.”

Terry, who ended his 19-year spell with the Premier League champions this summer, will pocket around £60,000-a-week as Sun Sport exclusively revealed last month.

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John Terry admits working with Steve Bruce influenced his decision to sign for Villa

Terry was thought to have rejected Premier League offers from Swansea and West Brom and mega-money deals to China because he didn’t want to line-up against his former club, according to Swans boss Paul Clement.

Bruce is also believed to have offered Terry the chance to move into coaching during his time at Villa Park which helped convince the veteran of a move.

Villa are also pushing through deals to land Stoke pair Glenn Whelan and Jon Walters.